Brick-truck.



No. 685,335. Patented, out. 29, mol. L N. LEGE. BRICK TRUCK.

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No. 685,335. Patented 00L 29,-I90I.

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BRICK CK.

(Appumon alpdpr. 2o,- 1901.)

" L. .Le IM xUNITED STATES PATENT L @FMC-Ef LAMBERT N. LEGG, OF CALHOUN,GEORGIA.

BRICK-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 685,335, dated October29, 1901. Application tiled April 20, 1901. `Serial No. 56,757. (Nomodela cation.

led in accordance with my invention.

My invention is an improved brick-truck especially adapted fortransporting bricks when piled on hacks from one place to another andthereby enabling the bricks to be moved without the necessity ofrepiling or handling the same and it consists of the peculiarconstruction and combination of devices hereinafter fully set forth andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of abrick-truck construct- Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is asimilar view of the same in another position.

In the embodiment of my invention I provide an arched axle 1, on thespindles of which are the snpportingwheels 2. A frame 3, which comprisesthe side bars f1, the connecting push-bar 5 between the rear endsof saidside bars, and the supporting-legs 6, is pivotally connected to thearched axle near the spindles thereof, straps 7 being shown whichconnect the front ends ofthe bars 4 to the axle. On the arched portion 8of the axle is secured an elliptic spring 9, on the upper side of whichis a bolster 10. From the ends of the bolster depend links 11, whichembrace the arch 3 of the axle and form guides, which, while permittingof the vertical movement of the bolster 10 by the action of the spring,brace the latter against lateral stress, as will be understood. A link12 is secured under the center of the arched portion of the axle andprojects rearwardly therefrom.

A lever 13 is fulcrumedbetween the side bars 4 of the push-frame, eitheras at 14E or in any other suitable manner, and the said lever isconnected to the link 12 in such manner that lost motion is permittedbetween said lever and said link. In the drawings l show a pin or bolt15, which connects the said lever to the said link and operates in aslot16, with which the latter is provided; but this construction may bevaried within the scope of my invention, and l do not limit myself inthis particular. The long rearwardly-extending arm of said lever isprovided with a handle 17, and the same when the lever is lowered toturn the cranked portion of the axle to an upright position, as shown inFig. 3, bears on the pushbar 5, and hence the cranked axle is maintainedby said lever in the said position.

A pair of carrying and lifting hooks 18 have their upper ends connectedflexibly, as at 19, to the lower ends of the links 11. The said hooksare provided with horizontally-disposed lifting and carrying arms 20,which are adapted to be run under the bottom of a brick-hack, as shown,and to support the same and lift the same from the ground when thearched axle is turned to a Vertical position. The said lifting andcarrying hooks are connected together by braces 21, and to prevent thesame from swinging they are connected to the bars 4t by rods 22. Theserods 22 may, however, be omitted.

By turning the long arm of the lever 13 upward the said lever and thelink 12 turn the cranked portion of the axle rearward, and

`therebylower the same, and hence lower the lifting and carrying hooks,so that the latter may be run under and engaged with a brickhack, asshown. The lever being then depressed to the position shown in Fig. 3,the cranked portion of the axle is turned to avertical position, therebyraising the carrying and lifting hooks, and hence raising the hack,which maythen be moved from place to place, as will belunderstood. Thespring which I provide enables the hack to ride easily and prevents thesame from being unduly jarred and jolted when the truck is in motion,and hence prevents the arrangement of the bricks on the hack from beingdisturbed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-v 1. In a brick-truck, thecombination of an arched axle, supporting-Wheels on the, spindlesthereof, a push-frame pivotally` connected to said arched axle, a leverconnected to said arched axle, to raise and lower the arched or crankedportion thereof, and a carrying element supported by said arched or IOOcranked portion of said axle and adapted to be raised and loweredtherewith, substantially as described.

2. In a brick-truck, the combination of an arched axle,supporting-wheels on the spindles thereof, a spring on the archedportion of said axle, a bolster on said spring, links depending fromsaid bolster, a carrying element suspended by said links, a push-framepivotally connected to said axle, and a lever connected tc the archedportion of said axle, and adapted to raise and lower the same,substantially as described. Y

3. In a brick-truck, the combination of an arched axle,supporting-Wheels on the spindles thereof, a spring on the archedportion of said axle, a bolster on said spring, links' depending fromsaid bolster and engaging the arched portion of the axle, a carryingelement suspended by said links, a push-frame pivotally connected tosaid axle, and a lever fulcrumed to said push-frame and connected to thearched portion of said axle, to raise and lower the same, for thepurpose set forth, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

LAMBERT N. LEGG. lVitnesses:

J. M. LANG, T. W. HARBIN.

